I'm not an objective observer of my own self (I know, tautology here.)
As far as I can remember, I've never been tempted by the saccarine offers of an afterlife.
I see so many inconsistencies or downright terrifying aspects of living forever in any state. Really, given the sheer numbers of ways eternity can go wrong whether there is or isn't a cosmic dictator, I have absolutely no wish to go on after death. My immortality, like everyone elses whether they understand or not, comes from my children and now grandchildren. My late life will be spent helping and watching them grow and develop and, my dearest hope, enjoy their lives.
"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it by not dying." --Woody Allen
As far as I can remember, I've never been tempted by the saccarine offers of an afterlife.
I see so many inconsistencies or downright terrifying aspects of living forever in any state. Really, given the sheer numbers of ways eternity can go wrong whether there is or isn't a cosmic dictator, I have absolutely no wish to go on after death. My immortality, like everyone elses whether they understand or not, comes from my children and now grandchildren. My late life will be spent helping and watching them grow and develop and, my dearest hope, enjoy their lives.
"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it by not dying." --Woody Allen
So how, exactly, does God know that She's NOT a brain in a vat? 
